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SBSD - Victorville Police Department
Monday November 23rd, 2020 :: 09:36 a.m. PST

Advisory

Deputies arrest Edward Apodaca of Apple Valley for kidnapping

DATE/TIME: November 18, 2020/9:56 a.m.

INCIDENT: Kidnapping

LOCATION: 15700 block of First Street, Victorville

SUSPECT(S): Edward Apodaca, 42-year old Apple Valley resident

VICTIM(S): 35-year old female


SUMMARY: On November 18, 2020, deputies from the Victorville Police Department responded to Eva Dell Park after receiving a report of a female being beat in the parking lot, then forced into a vehicle and driven away.

Through investigation, it was discovered the suspect, 42-year old parolee Edward Apodaca of Apple Valley, forcefully removed the victim, his girlfriend, from a bathroom at the park. He forced her into his vehicle and left the area. An extensive investigation was conducted in an attempt to find the victim. After several hours, the suspect and victim were confirmed to be at a residence in Apple Valley belonging to the suspect's family member.

With assistance from Sheriff’s Specialized Enforcement Division, the suspect and victim were secured just before 8:00 p.m. at a home in the 15800 block of Laguna Seca Drive. The victim claimed to be uninjured. Apodaca was arrested and booked at High Desert Detention Center for kidnapping.

Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy O. Romero at the Victorville Police Department at (760) 241-2911 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.

Refer: Mara Rodriguez, Media Relations

Station: Victorville Police Department

Case #: 172010630

Phone No. (760) 241-2911

JOHN MCMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

Address/Location
SBSD - Victorville Police Department
14200 Amargosa Rd
Victorville, CA 92392

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700

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